Molar mass of monosodium glutamate (C₅H₈NNaO₄)

The molar mass of monosodium glutamate (C₅H₈NNaO₄) is 169.111769 g/mol, summed from the IUPAC standard atomic weights of C x 5, H x 8, N, Na, O x 4.

Mass of sample

Amount of substance

mol

Molar mass

169.111 769g/mol

= Exact Molar mass of monosodium glutamate

Moles in the sample mass: 0.059 132 49 mol
Mass of that amount of substance: 169.111 77
Molecules in the sample mass: 3.56104e+22

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Mass of sample = 10
Amount of substance = 1
Molar mass = 12.011*5 + 1.008*8 + 14.007 + 22.98976928 + 15.999*4 = 169.112
Moles in the sample mass = 10 / 169.112 = 0.059 132 5
Mass of that amount of substance = 1 * 169.112 = 169.112
Molecules in the sample mass = 0.059 132 5 * NA = 3.56104e+22

Values are shown to six significant figures here; the arithmetic itself runs on exact fractions and is only rounded where a number is printed.

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The formula

Molar mass = sum over elements of (atomic weight x number of atoms)
For C₅H₈NNaO₄: 12.011 x 5 + 1.008 x 8 + 14.007 + 22.98976928 + 15.999 x 4 = 169.111769 g/mol
Moles = mass / molar mass; mass = moles x molar mass
Molecules = moles x 6.02214076 x 10^23 (the Avogadro constant, exact by definition)

Molar mass in grams per mole is numerically equal to the molecular mass in daltons, so this figure doubles as the molecular weight.

Atomic weights are the IUPAC 2021 standard values. Several elements have a range rather than a single value because isotope ratios vary between sources; the conventional single value is used here.

Composition by mass

Element	Atoms	Atomic weight	Contribution (g/mol)	Share of mass
Oxygen (O)	4	15.999	63.996	37.842 %
Carbon (C)	5	12.011	60.055	35.512 %
Sodium (Na)	1	22.98976928	22.989769	13.594 %
Nitrogen (N)	1	14.007	14.007	8.2827 %
Hydrogen (H)	8	1.008	8.064	4.7684 %

Contributions add to the molar mass of 169.111769 g/mol. Atomic weights are the IUPAC 2021 standard values.

Frequently asked

What is the molar mass of monosodium glutamate?

169.111769 g/mol, for the formula C₅H₈NNaO₄.

How do you convert grams of monosodium glutamate to moles?

Divide the mass in grams by 169.111769 g/mol. One gram of monosodium glutamate is 0.00591325 mol.

How many grams are in one mole of monosodium glutamate?

169.111769 g, by definition of the molar mass.

Is molar mass the same as molecular weight?

Numerically yes, for the purposes of this calculation. Molecular weight is a dimensionless ratio and molar mass carries units of g/mol, but the digits are identical.

Where the numbers come from

IUPAC 2021 standard atomic weights; Avogadro constant fixed by the 2019 SI.